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February 08, 2015

Issue:
You want to know more about the backup (. bak) and autosave (. sv$) files that AutoCAD creates, where they are located, and how to use them.
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November 16, 2014

GRAITEC, an international BIM software developer for AEC and Structural Engineering specialist, is excited to announce the launch of their complementary productivity tools for Autodesk Advance Steel, GRAITEC Advance PowerPack.

October 30, 2014

CAD drawings are, as you know, often saved in PDF format, for sharing and security purposes, but, the problem is that a PDF is useless if the user wants to make changes to the drawing. The only solution is to convert it back into DWG or DXF format.

Able2Extract PDF Converter is a very comprehensive PDF software solution with many conversion options. CAD users would most appreciate the following:

- Extract text and vector drawings locked in PDFs with just a few clicks.

- View even the most complex 2D data using an advanced built-in viewer.

October 28, 2014

Many customers take off quantities for their construction projects in 2D. Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2015 and Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2015 software enable your customers to take off quantities from both 3D models and 2D sheets.

With the release of the Navisworks 2015 PDF Reader plugin for Desktop and Maintenance Subscription customers on Autodesk Exchange they can now make use of drawings in PDF format in addition to DWF.

Lighting Analysis for Revit is a fast cloud service that uses A360 Rendering to expose electric and solar lighting results directly on the Revit model. The results are validated against Radiance, a commonly used simulation tool, and displayed in-canvas more quickly. The service also offers automated daylighting analysis for LEED.